thatguymike Posted November 14, 2016 #101 Share Posted November 14, 2016 I was just told by NCL that the upset calls are history. They also told me that the bidding emails are totally random and that my TA has to have registered to get them, but that my TA hadn't as of yet registered. After calling my TA, they said they HAVE registered and were confused, so they conferenced my call with NCL and NCL said the TA IS registered and were confused why I was told (by another NCL rep 10 min earlier!), that they weren't. :confused: Very confusing!!! NCL seems like they're growing too fast, trying TOO many new initiatives and don't have the manpower and coordinated effort to pull all this off. In a nutshell, I will wait and see if my "random" email comes through or just stay in our hand picked balcony cabin and keep my $1400 CDN it would cost to "bid" for a haven cabin (on average, bidding for balcony to Haven = $500pp USD). I am on the same cruise as you, and got the email about two weeks ago... Strange. I bid (similar to what you outline above) but have not heard back yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fozziscooter Posted November 14, 2016 #102 Share Posted November 14, 2016 I just submitted two bids for our cruise on the Escape that leaves this Saturday...both are still pending. If one is accepted does that mean our gratuities are covered? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nacnac22 Posted November 14, 2016 #103 Share Posted November 14, 2016 I just submitted two bids for our cruise on the Escape that leaves this Saturday...both are still pending. If one is accepted does that mean our gratuities are covered? This Saturday! Lucky. Lol. Anyway this means they really are working these bids early only if they have a demand for the non- haven category rooms. From a Profitably standpoint NCL will maximize the opportunity to make the most out of upgrades. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fozziscooter Posted November 14, 2016 #104 Share Posted November 14, 2016 We will see...crossing my fingers :) Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fozziscooter Posted November 14, 2016 #105 Share Posted November 14, 2016 They haven't been denied yet so that's a good sign, right? Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nacnac22 Posted November 14, 2016 #106 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Yes i think you have a shot still. Good luck! Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fozziscooter Posted November 14, 2016 #107 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Figured it was worth a try :) Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fozziscooter Posted November 15, 2016 #108 Share Posted November 15, 2016 If my bid is accepted does that mean our gratuities are taken care of? Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steffymi Posted November 15, 2016 #109 Share Posted November 15, 2016 Your regular gratuities still need to be pre-paid, but you'll have to tip your concierge and butler separate. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peg013 Posted November 15, 2016 #110 Share Posted November 15, 2016 If my bid is accepted does that mean our gratuities are taken care of? Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app You keep whatever promo you picked for your original cabin. You do not get all the suite promos with an upsell...just the regular haven amenities which are awesome. Plus as stated above, your butler and concierge are not included in the DSC and it is customary to tip them both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fozziscooter Posted November 15, 2016 #111 Share Posted November 15, 2016 Thanks! Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nacnac22 Posted November 15, 2016 #112 Share Posted November 15, 2016 Figured it was worth a try :) Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app Will you let us know if you win a bid? Ty Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steffymi Posted November 15, 2016 #113 Share Posted November 15, 2016 I sail on Saturday and haven't heard back about my bid, either. Did a test sell last night and it appears to be a sold out ship. No complaints about my Balcony room, but I really wanted to use the Haven's amenities. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nacnac22 Posted November 15, 2016 #114 Share Posted November 15, 2016 I sail on Saturday and haven't heard back about my bid, either. Did a test sell last night and it appears to be a sold out ship. No complaints about my Balcony room, but I really wanted to use the Haven's amenities. Sent from my iPhone using Forums We are on the Dec 3rd Escape mini suite and I feel the same way. I would love to experience the Haven but if I don't get an upgrade that's extra cash to spend on excursions, vibe, dinning pkg, shopping. I guess it's a win win either way. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bam1957 Posted November 15, 2016 #115 Share Posted November 15, 2016 We are on the Dec 3rd Escape mini suite and I feel the same way. I would love to experience the Haven but if I don't get an upgrade that's extra cash to spend on excursions, vibe, dinning pkg, shopping. I guess it's a win win either way. Sent from my iPhone using Forums I'm on that same cruise, 10/3. I keep checking to see if it's sold out yet but there are still a few cabins still available for ALL categories. I don't know if they would accept bids if your current cabin category still has vacancies are not. We have stayed in the Haven on 2 prior sailings so definitely we are hoping for them to accept our bid. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nacnac22 Posted November 15, 2016 #116 Share Posted November 15, 2016 I'm on that same cruise, 10/3. I keep checking to see if it's sold out yet but there are still a few cabins still available for ALL categories. I don't know if they would accept bids if your current cabin category still has vacancies are not. We have stayed in the Haven on 2 prior sailings so definitely we are hoping for them to accept our bid. Good luck. You can tell me what your bids are and I won't outbid you. It would purely be for research purposes. ;) Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fozziscooter Posted November 16, 2016 #117 Share Posted November 16, 2016 I sail on Saturday and haven't heard back about my bid, either. Did a test sell last night and it appears to be a sold out ship. No complaints about my Balcony room, but I really wanted to use the Haven's amenities. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Didn't hear anything today..increased my bids a bit. Some balcony, Oceanview and mini suite rooms show as available when I checked earlier today. A few haven rooms show up on other websites...so still keeping our fingers crossed! Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoobs9 Posted November 17, 2016 #118 Share Posted November 17, 2016 I am on the same cruise as you, and got the email about two weeks ago... Strange. I bid (similar to what you outline above) but have not heard back yet. Let me know if you get an upgrade Mike! I still haven't received an email :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NayRN Posted November 17, 2016 #119 Share Posted November 17, 2016 I bid 3 weeks ago for my Getaway cruise that sails 11/27.... I'm currently in an aft PH suite and bid $400/pp for the 2BR suite. I haven't heard anything yet and checking out availability with a fake booking, the same suites remain unoccupied. Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bam1957 Posted November 17, 2016 #120 Share Posted November 17, 2016 I bid 3 weeks ago for my Getaway cruise that sails 11/27.... I'm currently in an aft PH suite and bid $400/pp for the 2BR suite. I haven't heard anything yet and checking out availability with a fake booking, the same suites remain unoccupied. Sent from my iPad using Forums I really don't like this BID process. I canceled one of categories that I placed a bid on and increase my amounts on 2 of them so that it would be in the fair piece of the pie. I was hoping that would've gotten me the upgrade but it didn't. I'm really close to just dropping out all together. I don't have enough patience for this crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickmin Posted November 17, 2016 #121 Share Posted November 17, 2016 Can anyone tell me if the Thermal Suite is part of the Haven amenities? A little confused on all that is included with Haven. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs. Squirrel Posted November 17, 2016 #122 Share Posted November 17, 2016 I posted this in another thread and thought I'd repeat here. I booked an Oceanview Guaranty for a very, very low price about 6 weeks ago via an online TA. Got the Upgrade Advantage e-mail within 24 hours. Put a low-ball bid on both a balcony and a mini-suite and just got notified today that my bid was accepted on the mini. Was shocked to see that I had been assigned a Spa Mini! The upgrade cost me $350, but since I was able to cancel the spa pass I already had booked, the real upgrade cost was $151. So excited! :eek: My cruise sails on Saturday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steffymi Posted November 17, 2016 #123 Share Posted November 17, 2016 I'm wondering if our NCL frequent cruiser status factors in? I'm only a silver. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sand and Seas Posted November 17, 2016 #124 Share Posted November 17, 2016 Can anyone tell me if the Thermal Suite is part of the Haven amenities? A little confused on all that is included with Haven. The Thermal suite is only included in the Haven Spa Suites (H9). It's also included in Balcony Spa (B9) and Mini-Suite Spa (M9). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sand and Seas Posted November 17, 2016 #125 Share Posted November 17, 2016 I'm wondering if our NCL frequent cruiser status factors in? I'm only a silver. Sent from my iPhone using Forums I hope so! I'm sure the $$ bid are first consideration, but it would be nice if Latitudes status counted beyond that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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